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Michael Bradley went off on Canadian referee David Gantar. And not just your garden-variety "he missed some calls" type stuff. Bradley effectively called Gantar unfit to be a professional, not only because he's a bad referee, but because he doesn't think Canadians can impartially call games against American teams.

What's even crazier is that this slightly conspiratorial screed is published on Toronto FC's official site. Here's the partial transcript:

"They continue to assign Canadian referees with Canadian teams playing against American teams," Bradley said. "It's obvious these guys are going to go make a conscious effort that they are not being biased one way or another. It's not the first time we've had this kind of issue.

"What can you say? He's not good enough. It's unfortunate because we're fighting for our lives. You see how much effort every guy here puts into it. To have two points taken from you at the end of the game, it's just not good enough.

"The league can make all the excuses all they want, they can say they are working with PRO and bringing Peter Walton in and all this stuff, but at the end of the day it's not even close to being good enough. Consistently they put referees out there who are in over their head. It's a shame because they ruin games and totally decide the outcome of the game."

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